The Rite Chamber was deathly quiet. The only sound was the loud, frantic beeping of the final impact warning. But inside the room, time seemed to have stopped.
The reborn Ryan sat on the edge of the medical table, looking at his hands as if they were interesting new toys. Emma and Zara peeked over their console, their scientific minds struggling to catch up with what they were seeing.
"Okay," Zara whispered, her voice a little shaky. She grabbed a medical scanner and pointed it at Ryan. "Let's get some readings. Let's see what we're dealing with here."
She looked down at the scanner's screen. It was supposed to show things like heart rate, brain activity, and energy levels. Instead, the screen was blank except for a single, blinking symbol right in the middle: a question mark.
Zara stared at it. She shook the scanner. The question mark kept blinking.
